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The Elgin City Council discussed another try at issuing debt to fund projects, such as County Line Road upgrades and repairs to the police station, that ultimately didn’t make the list this spring.
Read moreOver the past three weeks, COVAC, the Bastrop County organization helping promote and distribute COVID-19 vaccines since the beginning of this year, has been providing free COVID-19 testing in Smithville at the Rec Center.
Read moreTwo 18-wheelers crashed on U.S. Highway 290 in front of Southside Market & BBQ early Monday morning, causing an explosive fire that shut down traffic but did not lead to any injuries reported.
Read moreGovernor Abbott has appointed Cynthia Stinson and reappointed Paula E. Anthony-McMann, Ph.D., Victoria Ai Linh Bryant, Pharm.D., Shannon S. Calhoun, Salil V. Deshpande, M.D., Emily F. Hartmann, Kenneth S. James, Jerome P. Lisk, M.D., Leticia C.
Read moreSeveral people spoke in support of requiring masks at Elgin ISD, and some spoke against the mask mandate, at this week’s school board meeting on Monday night.
Read moreAlthough the massive wildfire that raged through the Lost Pines beginning on September 4, 2011 changed Bastrop County forever, that’s not the end of the story. In the years since, the community has come together to move forward and rebuild.
Read moreElgin ISD is one of six schools that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he is filing lawsuits against regarding mask mandates.
Read moreThe Elgin City Council voted on a resolution to hold a public hearing and adopt the proposed tax rate for next year during their next meeting on September 21.
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